Keyword
no
- not
- un-
- negative prefix
- Frequency
- #7
- Strokes
- 4
Readings
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Mnemonic
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Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
不
no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
不是
no; is not; not
不能
cannot; must not; should not
不会
improbable; unlikely; will not (act, happen etc); not able; not having learned to do sth; (coll.) (Tw) don't mention it; not at all
不过
only; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway (to get back to a previous topic); cannot be more (after adjectival)
不同
different; distinct; not the same; not alike
不要
don't!; must not
不断
unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous; constant
是不是
is or is not (used to form yes-no questions)
不仅
not just; not limited to; (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...)
不到
not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than
不想
unexpectedly; to one's surprise
不再
no more; no longer
不错
correct; right; not bad; pretty good
不少
many; quite a few; a good number of
不用
need not
不管
not to be concerned; regardless of; no matter
不可
cannot; should not; must not
不够
not enough; insufficient; inadequate
不得
must not; may not; not to be allowed; cannot
不好
no good
不知
not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc)
不足
insufficient; lacking; deficiency; not enough; inadequate; not worth; cannot; should not
不了
(as a resultative verb suffix) unable to (do sth); (pattern: {verb} + 个 (ge) + ~) without end; incessantly